Improvement in toe-weights for horses



A. H. REYNOLDS. Toe-Weights for Horses.

No. 209,421. Patented Oct 29, 1878.

. of any suitable construction.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS H. REYNOLDS, OF PBOPHETSTOWN, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOE-WEIGHTS FOR HORSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,421, dated October29, 1878; application filed June 3, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that l, A. H. REYNOLDS, of Prophetstown, in the county ofWhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Foot-Weights for Horses; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which forma part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of a horseshoe having my improved weightattached thereto. Fig. 2 is asectional view of the same; and Figs. 3 and4 are detail views, showingin perspective the weight and the wedgedetached.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

My invention relates to that class of devices which are attached tohorses feet for the purpose of insuring a firm, quick, and even step;and it consists in the improved construction of the weight and the meansfor attaching the same, as I shall now proceed more fully to dc scribewith reference to the drawings, which- A represents the horseshoe, whichmay be To the top thereof, at the toe or at any point where the weightmay be required, I secure by rivets or other suitable means a plate orwedge, B, the inner edge of which, 12, may be curved to conform with theshape of the shoe.

The outer side of the plate (which projects beyond the edge of the shoe)is provided with a vertical dovetailed recess, a, in which the shank cof the weight 0 fits. The latter may be made of cast-iron, and it may bebent in relation to its shank so as to rest upon the hoof whensecured'in position, or the recess a in plate B may be inclined.inwardly for the same purpose.

In the shank c of weight 0 is adjusted a set-screw, d, pressing againstthe bottom ot the recess, so as to hold the weight securely in position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,the operation and ad vantages of my invention will be readilyunderstood.

The use of straps or buckles for the purpose of securing the weight iswholly dispensed with, and the weight may, therefore, easily and rapidlybe adjusted or removed. Being held very firmly in position, it gives noannoyance to the horse, as weights held in position by buckled strapsare apt to do.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- The toe-weight 0, having shank 0,provided with set-screw d, in combination with the wedge-shaped plate B,having the dovetailed recess a, adapted to be secured to the horseshoeA, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS H. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

O. J. SHoLEs, HAMILTON A. STURTEVANT.

